Good News Story: Alfie

Alfie is a young artist with cerebral palsy who has attended Pyramid for Development Team sessions with a professional artist facilitator since 2020.

Alfie loves experimenting with different techniques and learning new skills. Since joining Pyramid, he has worked with photography, digital art, print, text, collage, and filmmaking.

Alfie travels from North Yorkshire to access Pyramid sessions because they offer him the bespoke support that he needs to flourish. Alfie is a wheelchair user so having an accessible studio space to make his work is absolutely essential. Alfie loves to make art which advocates for people with disabilities, raising awareness of issues such as access and accessibility.

“I love coming to Pyramid as it is a place where people listen to my ideas and help me develop. I have learnt lots of new things at Pyramid and it was a dream come true to work on projects with a professional film maker. Pyramid has given me so many opportunities to make art and advocate for myself.”- Alfie

Alfie is keen to inspire other people with learning disabilities to make artwork. From 2023 to 2024, Pyramid coordinated a collaborative art project where Alfie led art workshops for children and adults with disabilities across Leeds to create large-scale artworks that were displayed at cultural locations citywide. This project was well received by all participants, which was a huge boost to Alfie’s confidence and self-esteem.

Filmmaking is one of Alfie’s greatest passions and Pyramid has supported Alfie both to make films and to share them in professional settings. Alfie has now worked on two films with professional filmmaker Michael Godsall, both of which have been screened at Leeds’ Grade 2 listed cinema, Hyde Park Picture House.